Improvement in buckles



J. F. MOLLOY Buckles;

No. 211,580. Patented Jan. 21,1879.

UNITED-STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. MOLLOY, OF WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUCKLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 211,580, dated January21, 1879; application filed November 29, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Jmnns F. MOLLOY, of WestHaven, in New Haven county, and State of Connecticut, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the followingis a specification:

My invention particularly relates to that class of buckles in which aloop is provided for attaching the buckle to one part of the garment orother article upon which it is to be used, but is or may be applicableto various kinds of buckles in which a loop is provided separate anddistinct from the bow of the buckle.

My improvements consist in the construction of such a buckle with acombined ton guebar and loop, formed of one piece of sheet metal, theteeth or prongs of the tongue-bar being cut from the inner portion ofthe loop and retroverted or turned outward, the said piece being alsopreferably provided with a closing portion for attaching the loop andtongue to the bow of the buckle.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a plan of the blankfrom which the tongue-bar and loop are formed; Fig. 2, a plan thereof,the teeth or prongs being retroverted or turned outward; Fig. 3, atransverse section of such a blank on the dotted line y 3 Fig. 2, theteeth or prongs being shown in dotted outline as retroverted or turnedoutward; Fig. 4, a plan of a completed buckle; and Fig. 5, a transversesection thereof on the dotted line am, Fig. 4.

Simlar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates a loop, and B a buckle-tongue bar. They are shown as formedfrom one piece of sheet metal, and as having teeth or prongs aprojecting inward from the tonguebar B, and cut from the portion ofmetal within the loop A. (See particularly Fig. 1.)

By forming the teeth or prongs from the inner portion of the loop Ieffect quite a saving of material, as otherwise that portion of metal isuseless, except for scrap.

Upon the outside of the ton guebar B, I preferably form one or moreclosing portions, 1), which are preferably formed in the same piece ofmetal with the loop, and which may be of any width.

C designates the bow of the buckle, which may also be formed of sheetmetal, and provided with inwardly-projectin g arms or points 0, aboutwhich the closing portions may be bent for the purpose of securing thetwo parts of the buckle together.

In order to bring the teeth or prongs into the proper position for use,I bend the blank between the dotted lines d. (See Fig.1.) The teeth orprongs a are thus retroverted or turned outward into the position shownin Fig. 2. By thus bending the blank the tongue-bar B and closingportions 1) are turned over and inward, (see also Fig. 2;) and in orderto attach the buckle-bow it is only necessary to bend the closingportions 11 still farther down and inward over the arms or points 0.(See Fig. 5.)

By my invention I produce a very simple and strong buckle, which, as theteeth or prongs are formed from what has been heretofore wasted, may bemade with less material, and, as the loop may be secured to the bow andthe teeth or prongs brought into a position for use at one operation,the cost of 1n anufaeture is decreased.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A buckle having a loop, tongue-bar, and prongs or teeth formed from asingle piece of metal, said tongue-bar being bent around toward or uponthe loop, substantially as and for the object set forth.

2. The method herein described of forming a loop, tongue-bar, and teethor prongs of a buckle from a single piece of metal, tlfe same consistingin cutting the teeth or prongs from the portion of metal forming theloop, and then retroverting the teeth and tonguebar, substantially asshown and described.

3. A combined buckle, tongue-bar, and loop formed in one piece, havingprovided thereon a closing portion for the attachment of the tongue-barand loop to the bow of the buckle, substantially as herein specified.

4. A buckle comprising the combination, with a bow, of a loop andtongue-bar, formed in one piece, which is provided with a closingportion for the attachment of the loop and tongue-bar to the bow,substantially as herein specified.

RODERICK L. CHANDLER WILLIAM T. SMITH. 7

